With Philip Lane, this new master, suppressing it, the Heavenly Demon Relic will no longer interfere with my current tribulation.

Of the remaining three supreme treasures of the demonic sect, the Origin-Predicting Pearl has a mysterious origin and excels at deducing all things. It is an auxiliary treasure, and it is said to contain within it the supreme demonic sect technique, but no one has ever been able to decipher it; it can only be used to divine fortune and misfortune through one's own magic.

Although the Origin-Predicting Pearl cannot be used in magical combat, I still need to rely on it to seek a chance of survival within this tribulation—there is absolutely no way I can do without it.

The Great Freedom Heavenly Demon Banner and the Heavenly Demon Departing Light Ruler have even more enigmatic origins, and are held by the Heavenly Demon Sect and the Supreme Demon Sect, respectively.

These two supreme treasures of the heavenly demons are already peerless weapons of slaughter, each possessing different powers. The two supreme demonic scriptures, "The Scripture of Great Freedom Heavenly Demon" and "The Book of Departed Sorrow," are imprinted upon these treasures. Any cultivator of the two great demonic sects, in essence, spends their entire cultivation refining these two treasures, making their power boundless—they are my two main supports in overcoming this tribulation.

Although the Heavenly Demon Sect is one of the six orthodox demonic sects, it has declined in talent and is weaker than both the Extreme Demon Sect and the Supreme Demon Sect. Even the Nine Abyss Demon Lord could not keep the Heavenly Demon Departing Light Ruler, so the Heavenly Demon Sect has become even more desolate.

The Supreme Demon Sect's leaders throughout the ages have been ambitious, always believing that the Heavenly Demon Departing Light Ruler comes from beyond the Thirty-Three Heavens. They fear that after becoming a demon, they might fall under the control of the Outer Demon Ancestor. Thus, they spent three thousand years of painstaking effort, pouring all the sect's resources into refining two treasures—one of which is the Book of Departed Sorrow, crafted in imitation of the Heavenly Demon Departing Light Ruler!

The other treasure of the Supreme Demon Sect... is the Hall of Ten Thousand Demons.

If not for the day I became a demon, triggering the ninefold chain tribulation—heavenly tribulation leading to human tribulation, human tribulation stirring fate tribulation—I might have followed the Supreme Demon Sect's example and personally refined a supreme demonic treasure, lest I ascend to the Thirty-Three Heavens only to be controlled by the Outer Demon Ancestor and become a mere beast of burden.

After all, the demonic sect is not the Daoist sect; the demonic heart is cunning and deceitful. Ascension is merely entering a larger battlefield of carnage, where the slaughter is even more brutal.

Unfortunately, I have no other way now and can only deal with the tribulation before me.

After releasing the three great treasures of the demonic sect, I let out a leisurely long howl, completely unleashing the tribulation I had been suppressing. Instantly, the world changed, as if the universe was being recreated—there was no longer any distinction between heaven and earth, and before the Hall of Ten Thousand Demons, all was chaos.

Without hesitation, I stepped forward into the chaos!

In an instant, muffled thunder rolled across the heavens and earth, and only a mass of chaotic energy slowly rotated in the void...

As soon as I entered the chaos, seven streaks of escaping light gracefully flew over. Within each light was a Daoist, all of them extraordinary in appearance and spirit, each displaying unique phenomena.

If anyone with extraordinary insight were to see these seven Daoists, they would be shocked, for these seven are the most outstanding figures of the righteous sects, known as the Seven True Lords, standing on par with the six great Demon Lords of my demonic sect.

These seven fixed their gaze on the chaotic mass, not restraining the vast magical power on their bodies. One had a cloud of auspicious light the size of an acre above his head; another was surrounded by five-colored radiance; another had a nine-colored halo shimmering behind his head; yet another had golden lotuses blooming around him, with five-colored heavenly lamps circling; one had three green relics atop his head; another had twin trees of laurel and fusang above him; and the last had a brilliant golden river beneath his feet.

With all seven appearing together, even if I had not yet encountered my tribulation, I would have retreated threefold. The combined might of these seven is enough to drive away all demons—no one can stand in their way.

The other five Demon Lords of the demonic sect would never intervene if I clashed with these seven. My own chief disciple, Julia Grant, had long since been driven away. Even though this is the Hall of Ten Thousand Demons, the stronghold of my demonic sect, with tens of thousands of disciples cultivating here, not a single one dared to glance at the sky, let alone step in to stop it.

Every disciple in the Hall of Ten Thousand Demons was terrified, fearing that the Seven True Lords would destroy them in passing.

The Seven True Lords paid no attention to the demonic disciples in the hall, only gazing at the mass of chaos in the sky. The leader, Arthur Ford, softly called out, "This demon is about to ascend to Supreme Heavenly Demon, his demonic might unparalleled—there will be no rival left in the mortal world. If he survives this tribulation, it will spell disaster for all the righteous sects. This is the only chance for the righteous path—let us hold nothing back."

Henry Ford, with laurel and fusang twin trees above his head, sighed and said, "If not for this demon's scheming against Mr. Young, causing him to ascend to immortality, our righteous path would not have lost its power to counter this demon, and the situation would not be so dire. If we lose this battle, all will be lost, and I fear every righteous sect will be wiped out one by one. Fellow Daoists, let us accomplish this merit together."

After the two True Lords spoke, each summoned a ray of radiance soaring into the sky. The other five also channeled their power, pouring it into the chaotic mass, seeking to use their combined might to amplify the tribulation and utterly destroy the only Supreme Heavenly Demon to appear in the demonic sect in the past fourteen hundred years.

I wielded the Great Freedom Heavenly Demon Banner and the Heavenly Demon Departing Light Ruler, fiercely battling the tribulation within the chaotic mass!

This tribulation consists of nine layers of heavenly tribulation, nine layers of human tribulation, and nine layers of fate tribulation. The three sets of nine merge into one, and there is a final, ultimate tribulation—altogether, twenty-eight layers of calamity unfold.

If it were only the heavenly tribulation, I could rely on my power to pass through it with confidence. Even with the addition of the human tribulation, I would remain unafraid. But with the nine layers of fate tribulation as well, I have not the slightest certainty.